Tag: covid19
New variant BA.2.75, a cause for concern
Cases of the new Coronavirus variant BA.2.75 have recently been detected in Japan, Germany, the UK, Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand, report [...]
Macau imposes zero Covid measures
Hong Kong and Macau have recently introduced new pandemic measures to rein in a fresh Covid wave by extending China's controversial “zero Covid” poli [...]
Officials break-in, hunting for infected
Chinese officials have apologised to residents of a locked-down community in Guangzhou for removing the locks on the doors to their homes, reported B [...]
Monkeypox on the rise in LGBTQ community
Anyone can get monkeypox, but in the latest outbreak, the virus is predominantly spreading among gay and bisexual men. Officials noted Monday that mo [...]
No one is safe from new variants
It's not easy to reach Georg Goutrie on the pone. But between two night shifts and an early morning shift, the 21-year-old nurse finds a moment to an [...]
Guanajuato with positivity close to 70%
Guanajuato is in a fifth wave of infections with a current cumulative of 13,080 active cases of Covid 19 and another 933 cases in investigation. The [...]
Sore throat? Could be the virus
The top symptom that could be Covid is a sore throat, according to data from 17,500 people who said they had tested positive for the virus this week, [...]
Novavax’s jab has emergency use authorization
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized Novavax's Covid 19 vaccine for emergency use in adults, reported CNN. It is the fourth co [...]
Hospital under ‘extra pressure’ as absences double
Services at major NHS hospital are under "extra pressure" after Covid-related staff absences doubled in a month, its governing trust has said, report [...]
Infection in US would be 7 times higher
Official Covid 19 case metrics severely undercount the true number of infections, leaving the United States with a critical blind spot as the most tr [...]